Notice Information
Notice Title
Road and Pavement Weed Spraying
Notice Description
The provision of Road and Pavement Weed Spraying
Lot Information
Lot 1
The Service to be provided is the spraying of weeds with herbicide on adopted roads and pavements within the City of Aberdeen on 2 occasions per year. The first spray will start during May and the second in August.
Renewal: 12 months
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-029424
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085094-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
-
- CPV Codes
77312000 - Weed-clearance services
77312100 - Weed-killing services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £342,520 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £342,520 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £628,659 £500K-£1M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 19 Dec 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 27 Nov 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 31 May 20214 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- 2029
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active, Unsuccessful
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- cpssprocurement@aberdeencity.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1467539600
Buyer Location
- Locality
- ABERDEEN
- Postcode
- AB16 5GB
- Post Town
- Aberdeen
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM5 North Eastern Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire
- Delivery Location
- TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire
-
- Local Authority
- Aberdeen City
- Electoral Ward
- Midstocket/Rosemount
- Westminster Constituency
- Aberdeen North
Further Information
Notice URLs
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